Placentia - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 1,295
This town:

40.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

47.9%
Male: 725
Here:

48.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

50.4%
Female: 570
Here:

33.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

45.7%
Unemployed
Total: 445
Here:

13.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.9%
Male: 240
Here:

15.9%
Province:

13.1%
Female: 205
Here:

11.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

8.9%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,500
This town:

46.3%
Province:

41.1%
Male: 545
Here:

36.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

36.5%
Female: 950
Here:

55.1%
Province:

45.4%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

53.7%
Province:

58.9%
Male
This town:

64.2%
Province:

63.5%
Female
This town:

44.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

54.6%
Unemployment rate
All persons
Here:

25.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

18.6%
Male
This town:

24.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

20.7%
Female
Here:

26.5%
Province:

16.3%

Labour force activity in Placentia

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 430
Here:

26.0%
Province:

25.3%
Male: 150
Here:

16.4%
Province:

16.6%
Female: 285
Here:

38.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

34.7%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 10
This town:

0.6%
Province:

1.9%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 120
Here:

7.3%
Province:

14.8%
Male: 30
This town:

3.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.2%
Female: 90
This town:

12.1%
Province:

23.1%
Management occupations
Total: 100
This town:

6.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.7%
Male: 40
This town:

4.4%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 65
This town:

8.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.6%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 40
This town:

2.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.7%
Male: 20
This town:

2.2%
Province:

6.1%
Female: 20
This town:

2.7%
Province:

5.2%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 440
Here:

26.6%
Province:

17.4%
Male: 405
Here:

44.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.7%
Female: 30
This town:

4.0%
Province:

1.8%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 180
Here:

10.9%
Province:

5.7%
Male: 130
This town:

14.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.1%
Female: 50
This town:

6.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.1%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 120
This town:

7.3%
Province:

8.2%
Male: 40
This town:

4.4%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 75
Here:

10.1%
Province:

11.0%
Health occupations
Total: 130
Here:

7.9%
Province:

6.2%
Male: 15
This town:

1.6%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 110
Here:

14.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.4%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 95
This town:

5.7%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 75
This town:

8.2%
Province:

11.3%
Female: 20
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.6%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 225
This town:

13.6%
Province:

14.6%
Male: 165
Here:

18.1%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 60
This town:

8.1%
Province:

11.5%
Educational services
Total: 110
This town:

6.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.0%
Male: 45
Here:

4.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 65
Here:

8.7%
Province:

9.0%
Other services
Total: 375
This town:

22.7%
Province:

20.7%
Male: 185
This town:

20.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.6%
Female: 185
This town:

24.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

24.1%
Health care and social services
Total: 215
Here:

13.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 15
This town:

1.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Female: 200
Here:

26.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

21.8%
Manufacturing
Total: 135
Here:

8.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.3%
Male: 70
Here:

7.7%
Province:

11.6%
Female: 65
Here:

8.7%
Province:

6.8%
Retail trade
Total: 180
Here:

10.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 65
This town:

7.1%
Province:

9.7%
Female: 115
This town:

15.4%
Province:

15.9%
Finance and real estate
Total: 10
Here:

0.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.3%
Female: 10
This town:

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.1%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 180
Here:

10.9%
Province:

10.1%
Male: 155
This town:

17.0%
Province:

15.7%
Female: 25
Here:

3.4%
Province:

4.0%
Construction
Total: 195
Here:

11.8%
Province:

7.0%
Male: 175
This town:

19.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.3%
Female: 20
Here:

2.7%
Province:

1.2%
Wholesale trade
Total: 30
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 30
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.8%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 555
Here:

42.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

46.3%
Male: 190
Here:

26.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

40.2%
Female: 365
This town:

64.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

52.7%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 60
This town:

4.6%
Province:

3.0%
Male: 55
This town:

7.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Worked at home
Total: 105
Here:

8.1%
Province:

5.6%
Male: 65
Here:

9.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.2%
Female: 35
This town:

6.1%
Province:

5.9%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 195
Here:

15.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

11.1%
Male: 160
Here:

22.1%
Province:

17.5%
Female: 30
This town:

5.3%
Province:

4.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 350
Here:

26.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.3%
Male: 225
Here:

31.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

29.2%
Female: 125
Here:

21.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

33.4%
Worked in different province
Total: 30
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 30
This town:

4.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.4%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 840
This town:

70.9%
Province:

73.7%
Male: 470
Here:

71.8%
Province:

75.5%
Female: 370
This town:

69.8%
Province:

71.9%
All other modes
Total: 80
Here:

6.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.8%
Male: 70
Here:

10.7%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 10
This town:

1.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.0%
Public transit
Total: 10
Here:

0.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.9%
Car as passenger
Total: 155
Here:

13.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

12.6%
Male: 75
This town:

11.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Female: 75
Here:

14.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.9%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 105
Here:

8.9%
Province:

8.0%
Male: 35
This town:

5.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

6.8%
Female: 70
This town:

13.2%
Province:

9.2%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 2,880
Here:

88.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

88.9%
Male: 1,295
This town:

85.8%
Province:

85.5%
Female: 1,585
This town:

91.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

92.0%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 2,865
Here:

88.4%
Province:

87.7%
Male: 1,290
Here:

85.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

84.1%
Female: 1,575
This town:

91.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

91.1%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 1,150
This town:

35.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

35.2%
Male: 425
This town:

28.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

30.9%
Female: 725
Here:

42.0%
Province:

39.2%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 610
Here:

18.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

17.8%
Male: 220
This town:

14.6%
Province:

14.7%
Female: 390
Here:

22.6%
Province:

20.7%

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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